• Senate poised for “Watergate-style hearings” over Arctic Frost: In a recent podcast interview, Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO), who sits on the Judiciary Committee, said that the Senate will likely soon be holding “Watergate-style hearings” into Arctic Frost. Schmitt called Special Counsel Jack Smith’s investigation an element of the Biden administration’s weaponization of the federal government against Republicans and specifically Donald Trump. “This is a big deal,” he contended. “The fact that Jack Smith — really, what he was trying to do is create this massive nationwide show trial where people got caught up and criminally prosecuted for their political views. He thought he was going to be the hero in this story. He’s really the villain.” Schmitt was quick to note, however, that Smith wasn’t the only one involved.

• “Sedition” kerfuffle continues: The Department of War is not taking the “Seditious Six” Democrats’ video urging service members to disobey orders lightly. Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) is under investigation for his participation in the video. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has assigned the investigation to the secretary of the Navy and given a deadline of December 10 for the results of the review. Hegseth has stressed that, while the video “may seem harmless to civilians,” inside the military, given the lack of any specifically mentioned illegal order, it sows confusion and amounts to a “politically-motivated influence operation.” President Trump has taken to social media to express his fury over the video in a brash manner —"SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH!“ This story is far from over; it seems unlikely the Democrats in the video knew the trouble they were setting up for themselves.

• Trump would "rather not” extend ObamaCare subsidies: In a press conference on Tuesday, President Trump opined on the soon-to-be-expiring ObamaCare subsidies over which Senate Democrats shut down the government in a failed bid to get Republicans to agree to extend them. “I’d rather not,” Trump stated. “Somebody said I want to extend them for two years. I don’t want to extend them for two years. I’d rather not extend them at all.” At issue for Republican lawmakers is a debate over ending or extending the enhanced subsidies, with those facing competitive elections seeking some temporary extension. Trump didn’t dismiss this, but he correctly blamed Democrats for creating this problem in the first place. He then touted his HSA funding plan, saying, “Don’t give any money to the insurance companies; give it to the people directly. Let them buy their own healthcare plan. And we’re looking at that.”

• Swalwell sues Trump housing official over mortgage investigation: Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) filed a lawsuit against Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte yesterday. Swalwell alleged that Pulte had violated his and other Democrats’ privacy rights in service to President Trump’s political retribution. “Pulte’s brazen practice of obtaining confidential mortgage records from Fannie Mae and/or Freddie Mac and then using them as a basis for referring individual homeowners to DOJ for prosecution is unprecedented and unlawful,” the lawsuit states. Pulte has referred a number of Democrats to the Justice Department for investigation into mortgage-related crimes, including Sen. Adam Schiff (CA) and New York Attorney General Letitia James. Swalwell faces a DOJ mortgage fraud investigation over a DC property he owns. He is also running for California governor amongst a crowded field of Democrats.

• Leftists call for Black Friday boycott of companies with ties to Trump: When the Right boycotts a company, it’s usually because the business strayed from its core values, as with Bud Light and Cracker Barrel. When the Left boycotts a company, it’s to push it into an ideological position. So it is with Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), the We Ain’t Buying It campaign, and various other leftist groups that are calling for a Black Friday through Cyber Monday boycott of Amazon, Target, Starbucks, Airbnb, AT&T, and Home Depot. The boycott is aimed at companies that have not opposed the Trump administration — or, as the Left puts it, are “collaborating with the authoritarian regime.” If Democrats won’t be shopping, perhaps they’ll need to beg a conservative for a pocket knife to whittle some handmade gifts for Christmas.

• Pentagon preps to cut Scouts connection: Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has noticed that Scouting America, the organization wearing the skin suit of the once-venerable Boy Scouts of America, is retaining benefits intended for the Boy Scouts and wants to put a stop to it. A leaked Pentagon memo shows that Hegseth plans to end support for Scouting America’s National Jamboree in West Virginia after a century of working closely with the Boy Scouts on the event. Scouting America would also lose the access it had previously been granted to military bases. The Pentagon’s work with the organization is congressionally mandated, but Hegseth has a loophole related to national security that he may intend to use, as he correctly points out that the organization now fosters “gender confusion.” The Eagle Scouts at your Patriot Post say Hegseth’s decision is a natural consequence of Scouting America’s betrayal of boys.

• Trump goes nuclear: The future is nuclear. This reality has become increasingly clear as energy demand continues to grow exponentially in the burgeoning Artificial Intelligence industry. Recognizing that inexpensive energy is a necessity if the U.S. is to succeed in the AI race against China, the Trump administration is leaning into developing and expanding America’s nuclear energy sector. With this goal in mind, the Trump administration aims to invest billions in nuclear, including a $1 billion federal loan to Constellation Energy to restart Three Mile Island’s undamaged reactor. While the Biden administration sank billions of taxpayer dollars into costly, low-output, and inherently inconsistent renewable energy, much of which was simply a Democrat money-laundering scheme, President Trump will expand proven “green” technology that is actually capable of meeting America’s growing energy demands. The faster America builds more nuclear plants, the better.

• Official Strongman Games disqualify a man dressed as a woman: Jammie Booker was named the “World’s Strongest Woman” over the weekend before officials discovered that Booker had lied about being a woman. The organization’s rules are clear that men are not allowed to compete in the women’s category regardless of self-identity; accordingly, Booker was stripped of his title on Tuesday. Runner-up Andrea Thompson, who is now the winner, stormed off the stage when Booker was given the title, calling it “bulls**t.” Other strongwomen, including previous winners, showed their moral strength by rallying around Thompson and calling her the real winner online before officials corrected their mistake.

• Navy hero dies saving kids: According to a news release from the Kaua'i Police Department, Master-at-Arms 1st Class Jeffrey Diaz, 47, from Florida, died Saturday in Hawaii while saving two children struggling in the high surf. The sailor, who was stationed in Hawaii at the Pacific Missile Range Facility in Barking Sands, heroically jumped into the water to rescue the two children. While the kids made it safely back to shore, unfortunately, Jeffrey ran into trouble in the water. First responders later pulled Diaz from the water. They began lifesaving efforts, but he was pronounced dead after being taken to the hospital. There are still heroes in our midst, and they don’t wear capes; they often wear dog tags. We are grateful to those like Jeffrey Diaz who have made the ultimate sacrifice.

Headlines

• Ukraine peace plan expected to be rejected by Russia (NY Post)

• DC Mayor Muriel Bowser won’t seek fourth (Fox News)

• DOJ to create gun rights office in civil rights division (Not the Bee)

• Foreigners will have to pay extra $100 to enter most popular national parks (NY Post)

• Arrest warrant for gender-confused Miss Universe co-owner issued (Fox News)

• Taiwanese president pledges $40 billion in additional defense budget (CNBC)

• Humor: Trump to execute all turkeys pardoned by Biden’s autopen (Babylon Bee)

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